Women\u27s educational pursuits: Effects on marital and relationship happiness

This study uses a descriptive design to investigate how attending college may change a woman\u27s perception of her happiness with her marriage or primary relationship. Also assessed is the presence of value change since entering college, and how such changes may affect the woman\u27s perception of her marriage or relationship. Marital happiness was assessed in nine relationship domains by using a likert scale. The domains that showed a statistically significant decrease in marital/relationship happiness were: household responsibilities, social activities, money, and sex. The independence domain was the only one that showed a statistically significant increase in marital happiness. Ninety percent of the participants reported their values have changed since their return to school. Seventy-five percent of the participants reported that value changes did affect their marriage or relationship